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School admissions

Department For Education

January 8
15:38 2025

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If you live in England contact your local council to find:

The process is different if you live in Scotland, in Wales or in Northern Ireland.

You can also contact your local council to apply for places at state schools in other areas. You can search online to find schools in England.

Private schools or home schooling

If youre looking for a place at a private school (also called independent schools), contact the school directly.

You can also choose to teach your child at home, known as home schooling.

Children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan

If your child has an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan, it may name a school for them. A school named in the EHC plan must give your child a place.

Find out about a primary or secondary school

You can find out more by:

What schools must publish on their website

Schools websites must include:

  • admission arrangements, including how to apply
  • details of the curriculum
  • behaviour policy
  • links to Ofsted reports
  • links to performance data
  • the schools latest key stage 2 and 4 attainment and progress measures
  • their special educational needs (SEN) information report, which includes information about their policies for children or young people with special educational needs and disabilities
  • the amount of money they get for taking underprivileged children (the pupil premium), what they do with it and the effect its had

You can also get advice about choosing state-funded schools from your local council.

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